I agree about the topic of over vaccinating and would like to share my story for those who don't know which route to go.
My Teddy was just about 5 (now he'll be 7 in September) when i noticed he was having seziuers. He was very tiny and didn't weight much he was actually very skinny. I thought oh maybe because he's a tiny yorkie? He was never one to run around and be crazy like most yorkies. So after i discovered the seziures i went crazy and brought him to my vet than the Guelph Animal Hospital in Ontario. They checked my Teddy from inside out for liver shunts etc. All we found was a tiny bladder stone. Poor guy was so weak and stressed after leaving him for a few days at the hospital. I wanted to get to the bottom of this. After months of research and reading a few good dog books on seizures and holistic vets i decided to put Teddy on Healthy Paws raw food even when my vet recommended some science diet garbage with no proteins just fillers and unhealthy ingredients.
My vet insisted that if we went through with the operation for the bladder stone removal ($2000.00) after spending $3000.00 on previous vet bills and Guelph Animal Hospital, Teddy would be fine, but something told me not to do it because he is too weak right now. Instead, i found a great holistic vet in Toronto, who also wrote one of the books i read and after seeing
Dr. Paul McCutcheon, East York Animal Clinic in Toronto, we decided NO MORE Vaccines for Teddy, he was being give a rabbies shot every year..which is wayy took much..even so he developed tiny bumps under the skin after the first few and my old vet insisted we try the other side of his body the following year and yup he got more bumps and they continued this for a number of years. Long story short my new vet and i decided to check Teddy for heart worm, his immunity each year and rabbies shot every 3 years or so if needed. I have to point out once i stopped the vaccines and detoxed teddy's tiny body with raw food, probitics and holistic remedy to clean his liver and kidneys, Teddy now has put on more weight and is running around like a mad man. The best part is NO MORE SEZIURES!!!!!! Quote:
Originally Posted by Wylie's Mom  Crystal, thanks for the follow up to this poll.
I really want to understand why folks are still overvaccinating -- bc if we understand the reason, maybe there is way we can all help address it  and keep our yorkies safe, using only the vaccines they need. |